Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in DBI held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone House Capital Management, LLC | 7.0M | $40.8M | 0.0% | 13.786% | 46.09% |
| 2 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.3M | $19.3M | +16.1% | 6.510% | 0.00% |
| 3 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 2.2M | $12.7M | +5.1% | 4.301% | 0.00% |
| 4 | AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 1.8M | $10.5M | +14.2% | 3.533% | 0.00% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.6M | $9.1M | +4.8% | 3.087% | 0.00% |
| 6 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.6M | $9.1M | -25.7% | 3.087% | 0.00% |
| 7 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 1.5M | $8.9M | -4.5% | 3.008% | 0.00% |
| 8 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 1.5M | $8.9M | +1.6% | 3.008% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | 1.2M | $6.9M | — | 2.332% | 0.16% |
| 10 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.1M | $6.7M | -23.7% | 2.254% | 0.00% |
| 11 | UBS Group AG | 1.0M | $5.9M | +3.0% | 1.978% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 937K | $5.5M | +13.9% | 1.846% | 0.00% |
| 13 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 915K | $5.3M | +7.1% | 1.802% | 0.00% |
| 14 | STATE STREET CORP | 855K | $5.0M | -4.0% | 1.684% | 0.00% |
| 15 | BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 760K | $4.4M | +32.9% | 1.497% | 0.08% |
| 16 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 664K | $3.9M | -44.1% | 1.308% | 0.00% |
| 17 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | 571K | $3.3M | -4.2% | 1.125% | 0.00% |
| 18 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 506K | $2.9M | -8.4% | 0.996% | 0.00% |
| 19 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 504K | $2.9M | +14.3% | 0.993% | 0.00% |
| 20 | YARGER WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC | 468K | $2.6M | +4.7% | 0.921% | 0.93% |
| 21 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 441K | $2.6M | +44.7% | 0.868% | 0.00% |
| 22 | JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | 390K | $2.3M | -1.1% | 0.769% | 0.01% |
| 23 | Empowered Funds, LLC | 378K | $2.2M | +3.5% | 0.744% | 0.01% |
| 24 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 375K | $2.2M | +85.5% | 0.739% | 0.00% |
| 25 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 357K | $2.1M | -52.7% | 0.703% | 0.00% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in DBI — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in DBI during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new DBI position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their DBI position in Q2 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 134 | 5.0% | 75.05% | +1.73 pp | $221M | +4.9% |
| Q1 2026 | 141 | +4.4% | 73.32% | 1.77 pp | $211M | 25% |
| Q4 2025 | 135 | +12% | 75.09% | 0.83 pp | $282M | +109% |
| Q3 2025 | 121 | 3.2% | 75.92% | +1.09 pp | $135M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | 125 | 10% | 74.83% | 5.34 pp | $89M | 39% |
| Q1 2025 | 139 | 7.9% | 80.17% | +1.03 pp | $148M | 30% |
| Q4 2024 | 151 | 11% | 79.14% | 8.14 pp | $211M | 33% |
| Q3 2024 | 170 | — | 87.28% | — | $315M | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying DBI stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of Designer Brands Inc. stands at 75.0%, held across 134 reporting institutions.
Stone House Capital Management, LLC is the largest reported institutional holder of DBI, with approximately 7,000,000 shares worth $0.04B as of Q2 2026.
Yes — 2 widely-followed marquee investors appear among the top 25 institutional holders of DBI, including TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC.
Our composite Smart Money Score for DBI is 59 out of 100 (Neutral). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
15 institutions opened new positions in DBI during Q2 2026, while 20 fully exited. 75 added to existing positions and 41 trimmed.
DBI institutional ownership rose by 1.73 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of -7 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 60.2% of all reported 13F value in DBI, and the top 25 account for 84.3%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
Designer Brands Inc. (DBI) Institutional Ownership